winner Lionel Messi after Sunday's dramatic
Clasico triumph, with the Barcelona captain still
amazed by the club's all-time leading goalscorer.
Messi was at the double for Barcelona, scoring in
the 92nd minute as the LaLiga titleholders stunned
10-man Real Madrid 3-2 at the Santiago
Bernabeu.
After equalising in the first half, five-time Ballon
d'Or winner Messi settled the top-of-the-table
clash with his 500th goal for Barca.
Running out of superlatives to describe Messi,
Iniesta attempted to do so post-match.
"I think the true greatness of Leo is that he never
ceases to amaze even after so many years," he
said.
"It is an honour for the club to have him as he is a
blessing."
Barcelona hit back with two unanswered goals via
Messi and Ivan Rakitic after Casemiro opened the
scoring in the 28th minute.
Rakitic's 73rd-minute strike, however, was
cancelled out by substitute James Rodriguez
following Sergio Ramos' red card before Messi
silenced the hosts, whose three-point lead atop the
table was erased.
Iniesta added: "We should have made it 3-1 but
they had chances too.
"We played well and that wasn't easy after we lost
to Juventus."
"We had to win, we rushed to mount one more
attack and it was important to score when we had
the chance," he added.
"A victory in injury time leaves us incredibly
motivated and we are still alive, Real Madrid now
has to avoid defeat."
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